Bhumi by Tina Sequeira consists of 26 short stories, and is 121 pages long. The first story, ‘Amma,’ is character driver rather than plot driven. Although the male protagonist has a stereotypical perspective of his...
Ancient Cities of India by Sayan Bhattacharya is an absorbing read. A map would be helpful, to keep the cities straight, specially for geographically challenged people like me. There are many interesting nuggets of...
Eighty Hours to Save Karen by Sitharaam Jayakumar will not let you go until you complete it, so set some time aside to complete it in one sitting. Chapter 1 sets the background, introduces...
Finding your Writing Flow by Sona Grover starts off with a bang with a lovely quote. The first chapter doesn’t say anything new, although it makes a good point- we should be aware of...
The title story of Murder in the Palace and Other Stories by Priya Bajpai has a big cast of characters, so it’s difficult to keep them straight without distinguishing marks. Formatting direct speech would...
Deal of Death opens with an element of mystery. The blue eyes appear throughout and are menacing, with the lack of detail. The story moves fast. We feel for detective Raya Ray- by starting...
At 60 pages, A to Z of Mental Health by Arjun Gupta is a quick read. It is quite meaty though. The author touches on different aspects of mental health, bringing a unique perspective...
Mahak Wadhwani has great style and Diary of a Baby- Candid Confessions of a baby from 0-2 years is funny too. The kid is an imp- knowing he has his parents dancing to his...
Thanks, Ashwini for nominating me for the Mysterious Blogger Award! A passionate feminist blogger who uses standup comedy to convey her point in a light manner, Ashwini’s blog is a must read. Okoto Engima came...
While you could convert your word doc in PDF, why not pretty it up a bit? It’s tough reading online, so anything that helps is good, right? Canva is a great design option with...